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Health Department Coronavirus Update

Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department is reporting 66 new cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Lake County and two new deaths since yesterday. This brings the total number of Lake County COVID-19 cases to 608, including 14 deaths (as of April 3, 2020, 1:45 p.m.).

The two deaths include a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 90s, both with underlying health conditions, a risk factor for severe illness from COVID-19.

The Health Department is investigating 15 long-term care facilities in the county that have two or more positive cases. These 15 facilities have a combined total of 85 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Gov. Tony Evers has directed state health officials to issue a stay-at-home order for Wisconsin prohibiting non-essential travel, with some exceptions, amid the continued spread of COVID-19 in the state.

The order, issued Tuesday morning by the state Department of Health Services at the direction of the governor, will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, and remain in effect until April 24, unless another order is made in the interim.